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URC Round 15 Review

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

New team on top Glasgow Warriors are the new leaders of the BKT URC having jumped above Leinster Rugby at the top of the table. Franco Smith’s team did a professional job in recording a 40-9 bonus...

Rugby Australia announces 2023 results at AGM

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2023 year saw a slight reduction in revenue (down $4.9m) largely due to lesser match day revenue as a result of only being able to host two home Wallabies Tests in a World Cup year, compared with six...

Bulls keep home quarter-final hopes going with big win over Ospreys

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Vodacom Bulls enhanced their chances of a home Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-final with a comfortable 61-24 win over Ospreys at Loftus Versfeld. Wales’ World Cup co-captain Dewi...

Battle of the Blues ignites BKT URC rivalry

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The DHL Stormers have rallied their World Cup-winning Springboks to stand tall and get the home team’s drive for a BKT United Rugby Championship play-off back on track against Leinster in Cape Town. The...

Speedster Cabango is back bigger and better than ever

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Theo Cabango feels he has returned from injury in even better shape than before and that was certainly how things looked on his first start in more than five months.   Back from a lengthy lay-off...

Sharks head to Wales to face Scarlets

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

While much has been said of the Hollywoodbets Sharks aspirations in the EPCR Challenge Cup, the focus for the team is on the immediate challenge that lies ahead. Lukhanyo Am leads a vastly experienced,...

Morgan Jones comes into Scarlets side for Sharks clash

3 weeks ago

Scarlets take on the Hollywoodbets Sharks at Parc y Scarlets on Friday night (19:35; BBC Wales), showing one change to the team beaten by Edinburgh last weekend. Scotland international second row Alex...

Japan Rugby League One Preview

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Division One – The Fuchu Wars: Episode II Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo and Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath might both have qualified for next month’s Japan RugbyLeague One semi-finals, but don’t...

Ospreys ready to fire as Booth puts Bulls in the crosshairs

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales's Ospreys earned respect in the Republic by beating the DHL Stormers in Cape Town.   South Africans are passionate about their teams, but they are equally accommodating and generous in their...

Pressure mounts on SA sides in the URC

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

The South African franchises will be under immense pressure to bounce back strongly from disappointing results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last week – apart from the Emirates Lions –...